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Utah sales tax on food could more than double by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published Nov 14, 2012 03:45PM MDT Utah lawmakers are once again considering doubling the state sales tax on food, reversing a cut enacted five years ago. In its place, Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, is proposing targeted relief for low-income Utahns, through a refundable credit to help defray the cost of groceries for Utah’s poor and a refundable income tax credit for Utah’s low-income workers. In 2006 and 2007, Utah’s sales tax on food was cut from 4.75 percent to 1.75 percent, a major initiative backed by then-Gov. Jon Huntsman.... Copyright 2012 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.